As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. The official naming citations have been published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars and in Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names.[1][2][3] Meanings marked with †
or *
are from legacy sources may contain errors.
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79101–79200
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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79117 Brydonejack | 1988 QC1 | William Brydone Jack (1817–1886) was a pioneer of Canadian astronomy. He built British North America's first astronomical observatory in 1851. Jack practised public outreach in astronomy. He determined Canada's first longitude readings, delivered the first engineering lecture and created the first engineering chair in Canada. | JPL · 79117 |
79129 Robkoldewey | 1990 TX11 | Robert Koldewey, German architect and archaeologist | JPL · 79129 |
79130 Bandanomori | 1990 UC2 | Mount Bandanomori (769 m), in Suzaki city, Kochi prefecture, Japan | JPL · 79130 |
79138 Mansfeld | 1991 RS4 | Mansfeld is a German town, situated at the border of the Harz Mountains. | JPL · 79138 |
79144 Cervantes | 1992 CM3 | Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, best known for Don Quijote | JPL · 79144 |
79149 Kajigamori | 1992 UR4 | Mount Kajigamori (1400 m), in Otoyo town, Kochi prefecture, Japan, site of Kajigamori Observatory | JPL · 79149 |
79152 Abukumagawa | 1993 FX3 | The Japanese Abukumagawa River originates in Mt. Kashi-Asahidake. It runs south to north through Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, winding its way through the major cities in central Fukushima prefecture, before flowing into the Pacific Ocean. | JPL · 79152 |
79201–79300
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
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79240 Rosanna | 1994 QD | Rosanna Spessot (born 1958), an Italian amateur astronomer, who is one of the most important staff members on the Farra d’Isonzo Observatory team. | JPL · 79240 |
79241 Fulviobressan | 1994 QE | Fulvio Bressan (born 1956), an Italian amateur astronomer, who was one of the founders of the Farra d’Isonzo Observatory. | JPL · 79241 |
79254 Tsuda | 1994 YJ | Tsunemi Tsuda, the "Blazing Closer", Japanese baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | JPL · 79254 |
79271 Bellagio | 1995 SJ5 | Bellagio, Italy, a resort town on Lake Como, a few kilometers north of the Sormano Astronomical Observatory † | MPC · 79271 |
79286 Hexiantu | 1995 SQ53 | He Xiantu (born 1937) is a leading theoretical physicist and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has made significant contributions to the studies of plasma physics, nonlinear science and statistical physics. He has won several State Natural Science Awards and National Science and Technology Progress Awards. | JPL · 79286 |
79301–79400
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
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79316 Huangshan | 1996 HS7 | Huangshan City, named for nearby Huangshan mountain range, is the birthplace of Huizhou culture. There is beautiful natural scenery, human relics and rare natural resources that have allowed the city to be identified for UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage in the World Heritage List | JPL · 79316 |
79333 Yusaku | 1996 TN6 | Yūsaku Matsuda, 20th-century Japanese television and film actor | JPL · 79333 |
79353 Andrewalday | 1997 AF16 | Andrew Alday, American member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team | JPL · 79353 |
79354 Brundibár | 1997 BB | Brundibár is a children’s opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása and librettist Adolf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children of Theresienstadt ghetto for Jews in 1943. The name comes from a Czech word for a bumble-bee. | JPL · 79354 |
79360 Sila-Nunam | 1997 CS29 | Sila is the Inuit god of the sky, weather, and life force. Nunam is the Earth goddess, Sila's wife. | JPL · 79360 |
79375 Valetti | 1997 FA | Alvero Valetti, Italian mathematician and physicist | JPL · 79375 |
79401–79500
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
This minor planet was named for... |
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79410 Wallerius | 1997 JW12 | Johan Gottschalk Wallerius (1709–1785), a Swedish chemist and mineralogist, who was the first holder (from 1750) of a professorship in chemistry, medicine and pharmacy at Uppsala University. He is considered the founder of agricultural chemistry. In 1761 he published his main work, Agriculturae fundamenta chemica | JPL · 79410 |
79418 Zhangjiajie | 1997 LO | Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, one of eight UNESCO-listed Chinese geoparks. | JPL · 79418 |
79419 Gaolu | 1997 MZ | Gaolu (1877–1947), the pioneer of modern astronomy in China, was born in Changle city, China Fujian province. He initiated the foundation of the Chinese Astronomical Society and the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing | JPL · 79419 |
79472 Chiorny | 1998 AX4 | Vasilij G. Chiorny (born 1953), a prolific asteroid photometrist at the Kharkiv Observatory. | JPL · 79472 |
79601–79700
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Named minor planet |
Provisional |
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79641 Daniloceirani | 1998 SY2 | Danilo Ceirani (born 1964) is an industrial chemist and Italian history writer, who has published several books on Roman history, Napoleon and World War II. | JPL · 79641 |
79647 Ballack | 1998 SG15 | Michael Ballack (born 1976) is a German professional footballer. Ballack began his career as a youth footballer at his local team at Chemnitz (about 20 km north of Drebach) and made his professional debut in 1995 | JPL · 79647 |
79694 Nanrendong | 1998 SZ62 | Nan Rendong (1945–2017) was a leading astronomer, Vice-President and President of IAU Division X (2003–2009). Hailed as 'Father of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST)', he led the efforts from initiation, implementation, to completion of FAST, and served as Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer. | JPL · 79694 |
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